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Minor Notes.

David Rady. young man living at Ladoga.
bursted a blood vessel while turning hand
springs, on Saturday. and died ms family.
The physicians and surgeons of the L., N. A.
& G. railway in session to-day at French
Lick Springs Orange county.
Fourth of July celebrations this year will be
attended by Montgomery county people at Craw-
louisville, Ladoga, Shades of Death, Wayne
town and Shawnee Mound.
William Stewart, aged about sixteen years.
son of John Stewart, living three miles north
west of Bloomfield. was kicked in the abdomen,
Tuesday forenoon, by horse, and died yester-
day morning.
At the Fourth of July celebration at Knights
town there is to be 250-yard foot-race between
Smullen. now champion, and Miller. for the
championship or the State: also bicycle race,
two best in three, half milo heats. Wheelmen
from all over the State are invited.
Patrick Grady, an Irishman living near Roach
dale, and who is said to be 125 years of age, re-
Gently walked from Greencastle to his home a
distance of about eehte miles. His wife is
living, and is said to be ITO years of age. They
live on a small farm which lies along side the
above-named railroad.
John ID. Turley prominent merchant at Gal
weston. has been arrested on the charge of send
garnishment. The will be watched with
interest by Indiana merchants. who are in the
habit of sending claims against railroad en-
ployes to Chicago & st. Louis for collection
every month.
On Wednesday. James, son of Russell Nichol-
son, of Washington township, Green county,
was thrown from horse and his neck broken.
He was riding sideways upon the horse. which
was barnessed The horse jumped ard threw
him off, one foot catching in the harness. The
horse ran and broke his neck. He about
seventeen years old.
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New PHILADELPHIA, o., June 29-About two
years prominent young man of Lockport,
small place half a mile south of here, m arried
noticed the charming woman next door, and the
oftener he her the more he liked her. Mat
ters stopped not here. The amorous neiRhbor
went a step fur Their. and fell in love. 1t s pre-
sumed that the pretty wife not averse to ad-
niration, and threw out some encouragement to
her hopeless lover. At any rate, said hopeless
sutton finally summed up courage to approach
the husband and offer 5000 for his wife.
AT first the offer scorned; then it was con-
sidered, and at last EN- braced Wives were to be
had for the asking, but 5000 was accumulated
only after long and ardent wooing. So the trans
fer was made amid mutual congratulations. The
lucky man unlucky. as the case may be-
Immediately took precautions against any re-
morse on the part of the self made widower and
carried his six hundred-dollar wife to the far
West The husband now regrets his action and
is trying to get his spouse back again,
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ILLINOIS.

Two Sharpers Try to Work Confidence
Game, and Both Are Now in Jail.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLooMINGToN, June 29-Two sharpers at
tempted to work the lottery confidence game.
this morning, on John Kellogg, old and
wealthy citizen of Mclean county, aud are now
both in the county JAIL fully identified They
had rented and furnished a room in a business
block, and had scraped an acquaintance WITH
kellogg and induced him to invest. He had
drawn 81, eco, they said, when he became
alarmed The operators rushed out. leaving
kellogg locked in. He was released soon, and
gave his experience to the police. the sheriff
and deputies eau Sht one sharper on the Hudson
road. and the other on the road from Hudson to
Towandac. They wel-dressed and very
intelligent and plausible fellows, the shady
side OF thirty. The linen of one is marked F. E.
Martin aud he says that his name is Franklin
Martin. The other gives the name of Watson.
They doubtless old hands at the business.
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Coal Company in favor of the Joliet Barb wire
Company. The sheriff went TO Streator to levy
upon the property of the coal company.
Fire in Lena on Tuesday destroyed planning
mill and the foundry of j. w. McCulloch 81 Son
adjoining. Loss, $4,000. Neither building was
insured.
Mahlen Crane died at his home Gardner
on Tuesday, aged ninety-three years. He had
been Mason for sixty-eight years, and will be
buried by that order.
George Gross, twenty years old, night operator
at Colona, near Geneseo. committed suicide by
shooting. His parents live at Morris. Home
sickness is supposed to have been the cause.
Prof. James Waters. of Moawequa,
rested Tuesday a charge of bigamy, and
taken % Shebyville and thence to Salem.
waters's first wife is married and living at
Duquoin, and neither party has divorce. His
second wife is dead, and Waters has resided
Waters was told that his first wife had obtained
divorce, which it is discovered not
true.
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Federation of Trades Councils.

CHICAGO, June 29.-The National Fedora
ton of Trades Councils went into executive
session this morning to consider tine constitu-
ton committees report. The following pre-
amt BILE was adopted:
This organization shall be known as the Ma
tional Building Trades Council of the United
States, and shall be composed of delegates from
such building trades, declarations and organza-
tions recognize its jurisdiction and subscribe
to it's constitution The objects of this council
are to assist in the organization of the journey
men workers of the building trades the fedora
ton of ssIch trade organizations into building
trades, councils and central bodies in each local.
ity of the United States create a bond of
unity between the wage-working builders. and
aid by counsel and support ali legitimate modes
for the betterment of the condition of members
of the building trades"
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THE FIRE RECORD.
Elizabethtown, Ky, Suffers to the Extent of
100000, Half of which Is Insured

E1izabethtown, Ky, Suffers to the Extent of
100000, Half of which Is Insured
ELIzABETHTowN, KY, June ga lamp ex-
pl oded in the drug store of E. F. Elliott q Co.
at 1920 o'clock. last night, and started confa-
grafton that swept away nearly one-fourth of
the business portion of the town, and defied all
efforts to arrest its course. The alarm was given
in short time, but by the time the citizens got
out the fire was spreading Charles Lofts con-
fectionery was the first victim after the drug
store was destroyed, and then BENEFITS sad
dlery shop The latter joined the Bank OF
Elizabethtown building, in which the Messenger
newspaper office was located, and it took but a
short time to wrap that structure in flames. To
the west the fire crossed the alley from the drug
store, and devoured the double-frout store of j.
W. Slack and the store of Virgil Churchill Next
to the bank and Messenger building Joseph
Lofts residence, With law Offices and the post
office, which destroyed. Then the flames
swept away Quiggin's furniture store and an
other building occupied as Offices. Shortly after
IL o'clock the authorities at Louisville were tel
egraphed to send firemen and an engine, and at
1 o'clock the engine left that city by special
train. A. lis A. NJ. the fire was got under con-
troll. Tie loss will amount to 100000, with
insurance for half that sum-
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, June 29-The Com ptfollsr of
the Currency has authorized the following new
banks to commence business: First National,
Stureis, D. T.. $4,000; Merchants National,
Macon, Ga. 100000.
Arrangements have been perfected for the re-
organization of the internal-revenue service,
which goes into effect July /. 1t is ascertained
that $130. 600 per annum will be saved to the
government
The Secretary of the Navy has invited propos-
ais for three heavy six inch, breech loading RI
fed cannon capable of discharging proiectiies
weighing 100 pounds each. with a muzzle veloc-
ity of not less than 1000 feet per second.
The. President today appointed Francis F.
Patterson. of Salem ~ c.. to be register OF the
land Office at Lewiston l. T., vice Patrick Wins
ton, jr, resigned.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
A Shelby-County Dealer in Registered
Stock Charged with Violating Rules.
The State Dental observation-disclosures
Killed-Confidence Men Overreach Them
selves and Land in Jail-Gleanings.
INDIANA.

Shelby County Man Charged with Violating
Registered-Stock Rules.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYvILLE, June CIV. j. G.. Dean, of
Hanover. Mich, a director of the American Jer-
sey-cattle Club. of New York, and Mr.. r. NJ.
Nevins, an attorney Of Dayton. o., were in the
city to-day to investigate the conduct of William
E. Higgins, the well-known cattle dealer, who
is charged with certain stock transactions which
were in violation OF the rules governing
registered stock-owners. 1t is said that some
time ago Mr.. Higgins sold 'Walcott Beauty" a
registered heifer, to q man named Wallace, a
resident of Kentucky. At tho time, he repre-
sented to the purchaser, it is charged, that
blanche Dewdrop," a wellkpown Jersey cow,
was her dam. Wallace accepted
the hefer. but afterwards received
information which led him to believe that
Higgins had deceived him. He wrote to the
American Jersey Cattle Club. and, after detail
ing the purchase claimed that the heifer was
not ont of blanche Dewdrop," that animal
had been sold to William Teal long before the
heifer was born.
There other charges against Mr.. Higgins
which will be investigated. A number of af-
fdavits have been secured, and the American
Jersey Cattle Club. at its meeting in New York
next week, will take steps to expel him.
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Gas at Spiceland.

special TO the Indianapolis JOurne-~
SPICELAND Ind. June 29.-At o'clock last
evening drillers on we'll No. l reached Trenton
rock, at depth of $40 feet When three feet
in the rock the gas was lit and it blazed three
feet high. Drilling proceeded through the night.
the flow of gas steadily increasing, and this
morning 1t sends forth a wide, strong fsteady
blaze fully ten feet high at twenty-eight feet in
Trenton. The drilling will proceed long as
the flow of gas increases. and the we'll will then
be shot The drilers say this is good we'll,
town. The blaze IS very light in color. The
ten-foot blaze is from fiveand a. half-inch pipe.
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A Paper Company Assigns.

MILWAUKEE. June 29.-The Standard Paper
Company made assignment, late thia
afternoon, to j. E. Friend, who gave
a bond for $3.50. 900. This is supposed to
represent the assets; the liabilities are nearly
5000, 900. The immediate of the failure
action in garnishment brought by the
Wisconsin Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Bank against thrtyone persons and firms who
are either known to or are supposed to De cred.
itors of the company. The bank has .claiR
against the company of SIS. $40 &c. which wal
not forthcoming when demand for it was
made
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ohio Prohihitinnists.

CINCINNATI. June 29-The Times Stars Del
aware. o., special says the State Prohibition con-
ventior was called TO order at p. NJ, by b. S.
Higley, Rev. q. Ewood Nash. of Akron, was
chosen temporary chairman, and L. b. Logan
of Youngstown, secretary. after which the con-
vention adjourned until tomorrow morning
The pro thy men ton ed candidates for Gov
c. l.. Work. of Portsmouth: Martin
Redkey. of Highland county. and w. Fl. Doane,
of Cleveland, with chances in favor of the last
named
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The Marshfield Insurance.

MARsHFIELD, Wis, June 29.-Insurance ad-
justers have arrived in the city. but matters are
SO badly confused that individual losses and
insurance cannot yet be obtained The Oshkosh
Mutual Insurance Company loses $50, 900: Hecla,
$12, 600: Niagara $12, 000 Phoenix, of London,
Germania, Continental Springfield and CONNER
cial Union. each $4,000; North British. So 000;
Merchants, $4,000; Traders, $4,000; Allied Mu-
tuals. $4,000; Manufacturers of Milwaukee.
ST. 800 The total loss will foot 81 $50, 900. with
an insurance of about one-fourth. Aid in the
shape OF money, food and clothing is pouring
into the stricken city every train.
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LABOR INTERESTS.
The Manufacturers and the Iron Workers
Slowly Nearing n Settlements.

The Manufacturers and the Iron Workers
Slowly Nearing Settlements.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
PITTsBURG. June 29.-The iron manufacturers
and wage committee of the Amalgamated Asso
citation of Iron and Steel Workers met in
ference this afternoon and made very satisfac
tory progress toward settlement of the wages
scale question. The manufacturers at once
cepted the general 10 per cent. advance, and
Immediately set about discussing the extras.
After a four hours session the scale was salts
factorily adjusted down to the section covering
the rates for rolling pipe iron in sheet mills,
when adjournment taken until tomorrow
morning. The only possible hitch that can oc-
will be on-the new scale for roll turH4Ss.
1t is hardly expected that this matter c5n be
settled at present, but strike will be avsrted
by the manufacturers signing the scale, leaving
the roll turner's" out until other interests
be thoroughly investigated. There will be no
interruption of work at tine iron mills at present.
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State Dental Association.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MAxINKUcKEE, June 29.-The twenty ninth
annual meeting of the Indiana State Dental AS
ISOLATION convened at the Peru Clubhouse,
Lake Maxinkuckee, at $50 A. NJ. to-day, with
President j. X. Pattison in the chair. After the
usual preiiminaries Drs NJ Fl. Chappell. of
Knightstown. S. T. Kirk, kokomo, and P. G. G.
Hunt, of Indianapolis, were by ballot elected
members of the State board of examiners. and
Dr. Robert Van Vazah, of Terre Haute, re-
ceived q commission from the Governor of the
State to act one of the members of the board.
The attendance is large and indications are ia
vorable for interesting and profitable meet
ing
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Other Fires.

NEW HOLLAND, ILL.,, June 29-The mill and
elevator of d. M. Butler burned this morning,
with over 5000 bushels of grain. Loss, ST. 900,
which is fully covered by insurance.
WEST STEwARTsTowN, n. H, June pa
disastrous fire occurred here at 4:30 o'clock this
morning, which destroyed a large building
owned BY E. D. Parker containing large furn-
ture establishment, WOODEN mill, machine shop
and carpenter shop. Loss. $4,000; insurance
light.
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Severe Shock Of Earfhouake

GUAYAQUIL. June 29.-The most violent earth
quake experienced here since 1858 occurred at
$40 o'clock this morning, causing great alarm
among the population. The shock lasted two
minutes and twenty seconds and the direction
of the movement was from northeast to south
west. All the clocks in the city stopped at
the moment of the shock. A number of ceilings
were shaken down, and several buildings were
demolished. So far reported was in
jured. 1t is feared that the shock must have
caused much damage in the cities in the inte-
vic
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The Fourth at Wabash.

Special to Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, June 29.-Preparations for cele-
brating the Fourth of July in this city on a
scale more extensive than ever before contem-
plated being made At the fair grounds
number of races have been arranged, owners of
fast nags from many points in the West having
Hon. w. G. Sayre, late Speaker of the Indiana
House. has been engaged to persuade the eagle
to scream, and the Declaration of Independence
will be read by Milo Haas. In addition to the
features above mentioned, the Marion Militia.
fifty strong, will give exhibition drill, will
Canton Wabash, No. 10, Patriarchs Militant.
The regular programme will be garnished with
balloon ascsnsons, display by the new water
works. and a pyrotechnical exhibition eclpsing
anything before attempted in this city, will
close the celebration. Business men will close
their establishments and the day will be given
over to enjoyment and entertainment of visitors.
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Contests THAT Ended In Talk.

wAsHINeToS, June 29--No testimony haxyet
been sent TO the Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the contested election case of
Thoebe vs. Carlisle The House committee on
elections. when it is appointed, will have power
to take up the case, but none of the legal pre-
lirninares have been complied with IL is thought
by some that the contest will not be pushed.
Representative-elect Mckinney, of the Man
chester district. in New Hampshire, recently in
formed General Clark. Clerk of the House. that
he had never been served with any notice what
ever of an intended contest Of his election, and
that the time prescribed by law for fling such
notices had expired he had concluded that his
opponent, Mr. Haynes, had abandoned lis inten-
ton Co contest the election.
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.

Trunk Line Between Pittsburg and Chicago.
Prospects are favorable for another trunk line
between Pittsburg and Chicago, shorter than any
now in operation. 1t is practically extension
of the Pittsburg 6 Western from Akron, o.
The existing line of the company. from Pitts
burg to Akron, will be used without any further
changes than the mprovements long contem-
plated. From Akron, instead of running south
west to Orrville over the Baltimore & Ohio
tracks. as at present, the Pittsburg & Western
will build its own road directly west. via
'Lynch's line" and running through Medina,
where it crosses the tracks of the Cleveland.
Lor ain s. Wheeling and the Wheeling & Lake
Erie railroads; through New London. Greenwich
and Plymouth crossing the Baltimore & Ohio
north and south line at the latter
place; through Now Washington, whore it
crosses tho Toledo division of the Fort Wayne
road; through Sycamore. where it intersects
with the Ohio Central, and through Carey.
where it crosses both the Columbus. Hooking
Valley Toledo and the Indiana, Bloomington
Sc Western railroads. From Carey west to Del
phos, the present narrow-gauge Cleveland 81
Western road, changed to q standard gauge, will
be used. Tho latter link IN the new trunk liEe
is already owned by James Gallery and William
Semple. of Allegheny, and the work of broaden
ing its gauge will be proceeded with almost i'm
mediately. The extension OF the Pittsburg q
Western railroad to Delphos where it will have
an airline connection for Chicago means moth
ing less than the building of ITO miles of new
track. 1t is claimed by the friends of the enter
prise that this route will shorten the distance
between the two cities against the Pennsyl-
vania lines thirty miles. and against the Bal
timore & Ohio seventy miles.
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Guilty of Involuntary Manslauebser.

PHILADELPHIA, June 30 Thomas O'Connor
young man. to-day pleaded guilty, before Judge
Wilson. to Eve bills of indictment charging him
with involuntary manslaughter in causing the
death Of Catherine, Thomas and Jeremiah Muir
ply, MARGARET Haney and Dennis Grim Minis.
On the 22d of May, while out boating the
Delaware with the deceased and Others OCon-
nor created fight which resulted in the boat
being upset. and the parties named were
drowned. Nearly all the members of the party
bad been drinking. Sentence was deferred.
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r. nf L. r.

OTTAWA, June 29.-The Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers opened their annual conven-
ton here, this morning. under the auspices of
the Canadian division. Nearly four hundred
visitors are in attendance. The brotherhood
went in body to the City Hall to- night. where a
public Getting was held. Addresses were made
by the Mayor; Grand Chief p. NJ Arthur of
Cleveland, O., and others They then pro-
ceeded to the roller skating rink. where ban
uuet was held.
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Hnrrah for Mariat

Special to che Indianapolis journal.
New YORK, June 29-The Sun says that
Maria Halpin. about whom there some
scandal at Buffalo, few years ago, and who is
now living at New Rochelle, has been married
to Albert Second, an uncle of her former hus-
band, and who is sixty five years old.
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Switchman Killed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MoNoN JuEe 29-Jeff Sparrow, yard switch
man of the L., n. A. & c. railroad at this place.
was killed to-day by the cars while attempting
to unloose a switch-rope from a moving car, the
rope catching and drawing him under the
before it could be uncoupled.
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Briaf Mention

At Springfield the Rev. w. S. Prentice. one
OF the best known of the clergymen of the
Methodist Church, died on Tuesday.
The house of George d. Edgar. in Lincoln.
burned on Tuesday. Loss, SO, 600; fully in
sured. The family barely escaped with their
lives
In the Circuit Court of La Sale county, in OF
tawa Tuesday, Judgment for $22. 900 was
rendered against the Chicago, Joliet & Streator
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A Close CAN for MIR. rield.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
NEW YORK. June 29.-It was freely stated to.
day that Cyrus w. Field had narrowly escaped
bankruptcy. His losses on Manhattan Elevated
stock amount, it is said. to $2,50O,000
1t is also understood that Mr. Field
to-day parted with twenty thousand
shares of Manhattan. in addition to the fifty
thousand sold Mr.. Gould yesterday. Mr. Gould
took the twenty thousand shares, and it is
stated that Mr.. Field is no longer holder Of
Manhattan.
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GALvEsToN. Tex, June 29--The News San
Antonio special says Eat $50 A. NJ. to-day,
Mrs. Albert uessle gave birth two girl babies.
Half an hour later she gave birth to more
Of the same sex. They were born prematurely,
boing in the sixth month Of CESSATION"
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Return of Prosecutor Collins.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Perry Collins, the
Montgomery prosecutor and pension attorney.
mas returned home, and denounces the story of
his fight as having been originated by per-
sonal enemy, who also instigated the prosecution
against him which was to-day Withdrawn.
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Mr.. Hays Succeeds Colonel Talmaee.

ST. LOUIS, June 29-Mr o. D. Ashley, presi-
dent of the Wabash Western railway has issued
a circular appointing Chas. NJ. Hays. assistant
general manager Of that road, to succeed Colonel
Talmage general manager. Mr.. Hayss iuris-
diction will also extend over the Detroit, Butler
IL St. Louis and the Eel River railways. The
appointment is received with very general salts
faction here. It will be announced to morrow
that Milton knight has been appointed general
freight agent. and w. F. knight assistant gen.
eral freight agent of the Wabash Western rail-
way.